Prep Time:5 mins
Understanding food allergies and intolerances
Pasta with salmon and peas
Cooking Time:15 mins
Serves:4 Adults
Cost:Medium
This quick and easy dinner recipe is also healthy and delicious, what more could you want from a meal! This recipe is also great for other types of fish such as mackerel or even prawns.
Ingredients
- 350g / 12½ oz. of dried spaghetti
- 1 tablespoon of olive oil
- 100ml / 3 ½ fl oz. of crème fraiche, half-fat
- 1 handful of fresh parsley
- Fresh ground black pepper, to taste
- 400g / 14 oz. of salmon fillets
- 300g / 10 1/2 oz. of fresh or frozen peas
- 1 lemon, juiced
Method
- Half-fill a large saucepan with water and bring to the boil
- Cook the pasta until firm, not too soft - the packet should have cooking times
- While that’s cooking, cut the salmon into cubes
- Heat the olive oil in a frying pan, and then add the salmon
- Cook the fish for around 5 minutes – it should change colour but not go brown
- Add the peas, crème fraiche and parsley to the pan and cook for a further 2 minutes
- Add the pepper and lemon juice; check according to taste. When the pasta is cooked, tip out all the water, and then add it to the pan with the sauce
- Toss the spaghetti lightly in the sauce, then serve straight away
What you will need
- Chopping board
- Chopping knife
- Frying pan
- Saucepan
- Sieve
- Wooden spoon
Serving suggestions
If there is not enough sauce add a little more crème fraiche
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